- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Profile Books (26 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1861979614
- ISBN-13: 978-1861979612
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 416,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Saturday Review on R4
'Joe' is... passionate and brilliant
Julie Wheelwright , The Independent
(Blastland's)honesty is in keeping with this compelling, brave and highly readable book that never verges on the sentimental
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great book, but not exactly what it says on the tin!,
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This review is from: Joe: The Only Boy in the World (Hardcover)
This is a heart-warming book. The author, writing about his son, candidly discuss the problems, the tantrums, the obsessions, and also the glee, the energy and the boundless, if temperamental, enthusiasm. It’s realistic about the problems and pitfalls, but ends on an amazingly upbeat note.One point that is important to note, though, and this is what I mean by 'not what it says on the tin'; it’s more philosophical treatise than biography. Each of the ten chapters use an incident as a springboard for a discussion of Joe and of autism, and what it means for the humanity of all of us. This is acutely observed and absolutely fascinating, but it is not a biography, despite what the blurb implies. Having said that, I enjoyed it no less for that.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Joe's World,
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This review is from: Joe: The Only Boy in the World (Hardcover)
Michael Blastland provides an intelligent and compassionate account of what it means to live with autism. The anecdotes of life with his 10 year old son, Joe, are used to challenge and explore the way we come to understand and value our own experiences and to make life 'work' for us. The author uses a number of well-researched sources to supplement and shape his own reflections, so the book maintains its gravitas without losing its freshness and vitality. It is impossible to read Joe's story without being moved, engaged and educated. This is a must for those learning to live with the mentally handicapped, as well as those seeking to understand the fragility and the complexity of the mind. It's a compelling read!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great book, but not exactly what it says on the tin!,
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This review is from: Joe: The Only Boy in the World (Hardcover)
This is a heart-warming book. The author, writing about his son, candidly discuss the problems, the tantrums, the obsessions, and also the glee, the energy and the boundless, if temperamental, enthusiasm. It’s realistic about the problems and pitfalls, but ends on an amazingly upbeat note.One point that is important to note, though; it’s more philosophical treatise than biography. Each of the ten chapters use an incident as a springboard for a discussion of Joe and of autism, and what it means for the humanity of all of us. This is acutely observed and absolutely fascinating, but it is not a biography, despite what the blurb implies. Having said that, I enjoyed it no less for that.
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